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Ex-Officio
A true copy of the record.
Attest:
CATHERINE L. COYNE,
Town Clerk.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 14th, 1956
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Worcester, ss
Milford, March 14th, 1956
The meeting was called to order by Moderator John F. Curran at 8 P. M. The following monitors were ap- pointed:
At Large - Edward C. Carroll
Precinct 1. - J. Frank Cahill
Precinct 2. - Joseph L. DeLuca
Precinct 3. - William F. Fitzpatrick
Precinct 4. - George V. Larkin
Precinct 5. - John C. Usher
The Town Clerk received the resignation of Matteo DeVita as a Precinct Member in Precinct No. 1. An elec- tion to fill the vacancy for one (1) year was held and Esther L. DeVita was elected as a member.
The Monitors reported 178 persons present so the Town Clerk read the warrant for the annual meeting and the officer's return thereon, also, the warrant for the special town meeting was read and the officer's return thereon.
It was moved and seconded to take action on the Special Town Meeting.
Article 1. Voted: To pass over the article.
It was moved and seconded to dissolve the warrant for the special town meeting. The warrant was dissolved at 8:20 P. M.
Under Article 1. of the annual warrant the following committee submitted said report:
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Report of World War II Memorial Committee and Korean War and Memorial Committee
These committees comprised of five town meeting members each, appointed by Moderator John F. Curran, and representing the five precincts were established by the authority of the vote of the Town Meeting Members under Article 73 of the Town Warrant, at the last annual Town Meeting, held in March 1955.
These committees voted to combine and act as a joint committee at its first meeting held May 9, 1955. The mission of these committees, under the article was to investigate the possibility of erecting a monument or mon- uments to honor persons from Milford mustered into the Armed Forces during World War II and the Korean Con- flict.
The various members of the combined committees were polled after study and consideration was given to a natural monument, and the resulting opinion was to rec- ommend that these committees be continued to further investigate the possibility of erecting a memorial to our heroes living and dead.
Respectfully submitted, ANGELO J. ROBERTI Angelo J. Roberti, World War II Committee ERNEST J. BILSBURY Ernest J. Bilsbury, Korean War Committee
Voted: That this report be accepted as one of progress and that the committees be continued with in- structions to further investigate the possibility of erecting a monument to honor the persons mustered into the armed forces from Milford during World War II and the Korean Conflict and to report back at the next annual Town Meeting.
Article 1. Voted: That the reports of all Town Officers and Committees of said town be accepted.
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Under Article 2. Mr. John L. Manuel, Chairman of the Finance Committee presented the Moderator with a Finance Committee's Report.
Article 2. Voted: That the town vote to receive the report of the Finance Committee and that the Mod- erator inquire if any voter wishes to consider any item separately. Any voter who so wishes shall ask the Mod- erator to remove this item from the report and when this has been done, that the town vote to raise and appro- priate the amounts recommended by the Finance Com- mittee. The meeting shall then consider the items to which objection has been made by taking up each item individu- ally.
General Government
Moderator
$ 121.00
Finance Committee-Salaries & Wages
300.00
Finance Committee-General Expenses
200.00
Selectmen-Salaries & Wages
2,365.00
Selectmen-General Expenses
1,000.00
Accountant-Salaries & Wages
7,800.00
Accountant-General Expenses
450.00
Treasurer-Salaries & Wages
6,350.00
Treasurer-General Expenses
650.00
Treasurer-Bond
272.00
Tax Collector-Salaries & Wages
7,650.00
Tax Collector-General Expenses
1,300.00
Tax Collector-Bond
500.25
Tax Collector-Burglary Insurance
300.00
Assessors-Salaries & Wages
9,468.00
Assessors-General Expenses
1,200.00
Certification of Notes
100.00
Town Clerk-Salary
2,224.50
Town Clerk-General Expenses
600.00
Town Clerk-Clerk Hire
4,679.54
Elections, Registrations and Town Meetings Salaries & Wages 8,900.00
Elections, Registrations and Town Meetings General Expenses
3,400.00
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Town Solicitor 1,573.00 Town Hall-Salaries & Wages 3,450.00 passed Town Hall-General Expenses 4,000.00 678.75
Town Hall-Lights & Linoleum
Care of Town Clock
121.00 passed
Memorial Hall-Salaries & Wages
1,977.00
Memorial Hall-General Expenses
1,400.00
Memorial Hall-Building Repairs
475.00
Planning Board-Expenses
800.00
Zoning Board-Expenses 50.00
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department-Salaries & Wages 75,303.41 passed
Police Department-General Expenses 4,400.00
Police Department-Uniform Allowance 1,575.00
Police Department-New Cruiser
1,000.00
Police Department-Chief's Car
1,800.00
Police Department-Training School
200.00
Police Department-Out of State Travel
100.00
Police Department-Three wheel motorcycle
None
Court Fees 150.00
Maintenance of Traffic Signals 1,700.00
Pay of Members-Permanent Firemen 100,400.00 passed
Pay of Members-Call Firemen
8,000.00
Fire Department-Incidentals
7,200.00
Repairs to Fire Alarm System
2,000.00
Brush Fires
500.00
Fire Department-New Hose
1,000.00
Fire Department-Out of State Travel
100.00
Fire Department-Clothing Allowance
1,725.00
Rifle Range-Practice
250.00
Rifle Range-Maintenance
400.00
Hydrant Service
11,500.00
Inspector of Wires-Salary
588.06
Sealer of Weights & Measures-Salary
1,437.48
Sealer of Weights & Measures-Expenses
200.00
Insect Pest Control-Salaries & Wages
200.00
Insect Pest Control-General Expenses
2,000.00
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Care, Removing & Planting Trees Wages & Expenses
2,000.00
Removing Brush-Salaries & Wages 2,000.00 New Trees 200.00
Dutch Elm Disease Control
500.00 passed
Dog Officer-Salary
120.00 passed
Dog Officer-General Expenses
480.00 passed
Health and Sanitation
Health-Salaries & Wages
9,458.52
Health-General Expenses
12,673.54 passed
Inspector of Animals-Salary
471.90
Inspector of Animals-Expenses
100.00
Dental Clinic-Salary
2,032.80
Dental Clinic-Expenses
225.00 passed
Sewer Department-Salaries & Wages
11,000.00 passed
Sewer Department-General Expenses
3,770.00
Flushing Sewers-Wages
700.00
Repairs & Improvements at Plant: Copper Screens
900.00
Repairing Brick Manholes
500.00
Replacing six manhole covers
250.00
Sewer Cleaning Equipment
4,000.00 passed
Highways
Highway-Salaries & Wages
72,000.00 passed
Highway-General Expenses
11,730.00
Resurfacing Streets
19,000.00
Maintenance & Care Town Improvements
1,000.00
Repairs to Sidewalks-Expenses
2,000.00
Surfacing Gravel Roads
3,000.00
Snow & Ice Removal
64,000.00
Street Lighting
27,800.00 passed
New Drainage Construction
8,000.00 passed
New Sidewalk Construction
8,000.00
Install & Repair Street Signs
500.00
Repairs to Sand Hopper
3,000.00
Equipment-New Sweeper & Tractor
14,600.00
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Veterans' Benefits
Veterans' Benefits-Salaries & Wages 3,150.00 passed
Veterans' Benefits-Investigating Expenses 300.00
Veterans' Benefits-General Expenses 33,000.00
Veterans' Benefits-Administration Expenses 500.00
Veterans' Benefits-Clerk Hire None
Veterans' Benefits-New Photostatic Machine 400.00
Charities
Personal Services in the Welfare Dept .- following
sums appropriated:
Agent
4,030.00 passed
Social Worker
3,200.00 passed
Social Worker
3,200.00 passed
Clerk
2,700.00 passed
Clerk
2,700.00 passed
Board Members
732.50 passed
Town Physician
1,089.00 passed
Welfare Administration-Expenses
100.00
Welfare Assistance
30,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children-Assistance
21,650.00
Aid to Dependent Children-Town Admin.
200.00
Aid to Disabled-Town Assistance
13,000.00
Aid to Disabled-Town Administration 100.00
Old Age Assistance-Town Assistance
145,000.00
Old Age Assistance-Town Admin.
200.00
Milford Public Medical Home & Infirmary- Salaries & Wages 40,096.00
Milford Public Medical Home & Infirmary-
General Expenses 28,240.00
Schools and Library
Schools-Salaries & Wages
414,758.52
Schools-General Expenses
100,985.44 passed
Schools-Maintenance Repairs 3,000.00
High School: Traps for Heating System 2,000.00
Repair Back Wall of Auditorium 850.00
Install New Roof on Auditorium
1,850.00
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Flooring (2 rooms)
800.00
Spruce St. School: Replace flooring in class-
rooms and corridors
4,118.00
New Lighting
1,000.00
Stacy School: New Lighting
3,050.00
New Shower Room
226.00
Library-Salaries & Wages
9,692.03* passed
Library-General Expenses
5,000.00
* (Balance from Dog Tax-Article 9)
Recreation
Parks-Wages
3,400.00
Town Parks-General Expenses
725.00
Town Parks-New Mower
350.00
Playgrounds-Wages
2,570.00
Playgrounds-Expenses
1,000.00
Playground Equipment-Veterans' Housing Project
200.00
Improvements Little League
None passed
Repairs to Tennis Courts
1,000.00
Fino Field-Salaries & Wages
1,300.00
Fino Field-General Expenses
1,200.00
Fino Field Annex-Salaries & Wages
700.00
Fino Field Annex-General Expenses
300.00
Swimming Pool Area-Salaries
700.00
Swimming Pool Area-General Expenses
300.00
Fino Field-Painting Fence
None
Swimming Pool-Salaries & Wages
3,680.00
Swimming Pool-General Expenses
510.00
Repair Flood Damage
1,000.00
Unclassified
Workmen's Compensation & Public Liability
8,000.00
Printing Town Reports
2,294.00
Damage to Persons & Property
1,500.00
Flowage Rights-Clark Heirs
69.00
Memorial Day-Sons Union Veterans
200.00
Memorial Day-American Legion
600.00
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Memorial Day-Spanish War Veterans
75.00
Memorial Day-Mass. State Guards
50.00
Armistice Day-Veterans of Foreign Wars
600.00
Worcester County Extension Service
50.00
Blanket Insurance
8,300.00
Tax Title Foreclosures
216.00
Reserve Fund
15,000.00
Headquarters Disabled War Veterans
600.00
Headquarters Marine Corps
600.00
Stocking Ponds
200.00
Maintenance Cedar Swamp Pond
200.00
Boiler Insurance
1,350.00
Cemeteries
Vernon Grove Cemetery
4,500.00
North Purchase Cemetery
75.00
Interest and Maturing Debt
Interest
5,000.00
Maturing Debt
11,500.00
Retirement Fund
Contributory Retirement Fund 19,918.00
Assessments
Worcester County T.B. Assessment
48,810.13
County Tax
62,398.18
State Parks & Reservations
2,172.59
Auditing Municipal Accounts
2,022.11
Examination Retirement System
66.51
Voted: To raise and appropriate the items in the Finance Committee's Report to which no objections had been made.
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One hundred fifty ($150.00) dollars for Care of Town Clock. 150.00
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Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty-six hundred fifty ($3650.00) dollars in the Town Hall Ac- count-Salaries & Wages.
3,650.00
79,503.41
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One hundred five thou- sand ($105,000.00) dollars for pay of members (permanent Firemen) in the Fire Department. 105,000.00
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-five hundred ($2500.00) dollars for Dutch Elm Disease Control.
2,500.00
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five hundred eighty ($580.00) dollars for Dog Officer-General Expenses.
580.00
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One hundred eighty ($180.00) dollars for the Dog Officer- Salary Account.
180.00
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fourteen thousand ($14,000.00) dollars for Health-General Ex- penses. 14,000.00
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four hundred ($400.00) dollars for Dental Clinic Expenses. 400.00
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seventy-nine thousand five hundred three dollars and forty-one ($79,503.41) cents for the Police Department -Salaries & Wages Account.
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Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eleven thousand four hundred ($11,400.00) dollars for the Sewer Department-Salaries & Wages Account.
11,400.00
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four thousand two hun- dred fifty ($4,250.00) dollars for Sewer Clean- ing Equipment.
4,250.00
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seventy five thousand two hundred ($75,200.00) dollars for Highway Department-Salaries & Wages Account.
75,200.00
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-seven thousand eight hundred ($27,800.00) dollars for Street Lighting.
27,800.00
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen thousand ($15,000.00) dollars for the New Drainage Construction Account of the Highway Dept. 15,000.00
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Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty-five hundred ($3,500.00) dollars for Veterans' Benefits- Salaries & Wages.
3,500.00
Voted: That the following sums be ap- propriated for Personal Service in the Welfare Department:
Agent
4,230.00
Social Worker
3,400.00
Social Worker
3,400.00
Clerk
2,900.00
Clerk
2,900.00
Board Members
732.50
Town Physician
1,089.00
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Making a total of $18,651.50 which there is to be raised and appropriated from taxation $12,151.50 and the balance $6,500.00 be ap- propriated from Old Age Assistance-Aid to Dependent Children & Disability Assistance Federal Grants.
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One hundred ten thou- sand one hundred forty-five dollars and forty- four ($110,145.44) cents for Schools-General Expenses.
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Ten thousand four hun- dred ninety-two dollars and three ($10,492.03) cents for Public Library-Salary & Wages Account.
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One thousand ($1,000.00) dollars for the purpose of improv- ing the Little League Diamond, to be spent under the supervision of the Park Commis- sioners.
It was moved and seconded to reconsider the Finance Committee's Report under Article 2 that portion to which no objections had been made.
It was moved and seconded to raise and appropriate the items in the Finance Commit- tee's Report to which no objection had been made.
On the motion that was seconded and presented by Mr. Bilsbury the following items were removed from the budget:
12,151.50
110,145.44
10,492.03
1,000.00
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Accountant - Salaries & Wages Treasurer - Salaries & Wages
Tax Collector - Salaries & Wages Assessors - Salaries & Wages Town Clerk - Salaries & Wages Town Clerk - Clerk Hire Health - Salaries & Wages Insect Pest Control - Salaries & Wages
Fino Field - Salaries & Wages Moderator - Salaries & Wages Tree Warden - Removing Brush - Salaries & Wages Planting Trees
It was moved and seconded to adjourn to Monday night at 8 P. M. The meeting adjourned at 11:20 P. M.
A true record.
Attest:
CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.
A true copy of the record.
Attest:
CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH, 19, 1956
The meeting was called to order by Moderator Curran at 8 P. M.
Ten persons were present at this meeting. It was moved and seconded to adjourn to Monday night at 8 P. M.
The meeting adjourned at 8:10 P. M.
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A true record.
Attest:
CATHERINE L. COYNE,
Town Clerk.
A true copy of the record.
Attest:
CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 26, 1956
The adjourned meeting was called to order by Mod- erator Curran at 8 P. M. The monitors reported 166 persons present.
Mr. Ferrucci submitted the following motion and it was duly seconded:
I move you, Mr. Moderator, that the town vote to adopt a rule of Town Meeting to read as follows:
When a request for a written ballot is made by a member, no motion shall be accepted by the Moderator until such time as all members have had a reasonable opportunity to request a written ballot.
It was moved and seconded to "pass over" the motion.
Domenico P. Ferrucci arose as one to request a writ- ten ballot.
John J. Barlow arose as one to request a written ballot.
Atty. Rosenfeld arose as one to request a written bal- lot.
William V. Bellantonio arose as one to request a written ballot.
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Marco A. Balzarini arose as one to request a written ballot.
Joseph Feccia arose as one to request a written ballot.
Luigi Grillo arose as one to request a written ballot.
The question now came on the motion "to pass over".
The Moderator appointed the following Assistants to the Monitors in taking ballot votes :-
At Large - Marco A. Balzarini
Precinct 1 - John Hennessey
Precinct 2 - Joseph Rosenfeld
Precinct 3 - Francis Larkin
Precinct 4 - Alfred E. Daigle
Precinct 5 - James W. Burke
Counters appointed by Moderator Curran: John P. Pyne, Leonardo Morcone, Ernest Bilsbury, Donald Phil- lips and Rep. John F. X. Davoren.
The result of the ballot was announced by Moderator Curran. 87 having voted in the affirmative and 97 in the negative, the motion to "pass over" was defeated.
Question now came on the motion. The result of the written ballot showed 109 persons having voted in the affirmative and 77 in the negative and it was
Voted: When a request for a written ballot is made by a member, no motion shall be accepted by the Moder- ator until such time as all members have had a reasonable opportunity to request a written ballot.
The Moderator requested unanimous consent of the body to amend the Finance Committee's Report and to substitute in place thereof the following amounts: On page 11 change amount of interest to $5,000.00. On page 9
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under Snow and Ice Removal change amount to $64,000.00.
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate such sum or sums of money in the Finance Committee's Report except those items that have been removed.
Question now came on the items removed and were now acted upon individually.
Voted: That the sum of $150.00 be raised and ap- propriated for Salary of Moderator.
Voted: That the sum of $8,200.00 be raised and appropriated for Town Accountant - Salaries & Wages.
Voted: That the sum of $6,550.00 be raised and ap- propriated for Town Treasurer - Salaries & Wages.
Voted: That the sum of $8,050.00 be raised and ap- propriated for Tax Collector - Salaries & Wages.
Voted: That the sum of $9,868.00 be raised and ap- propriated for Assessors' - Salaries & Wages.
Voted: That the sum of $5,079.54 be raised and ap- propriated for Town Clerk - Clerk Hire.
Voted: That the sum of $2,424.50 be raised and ap- propriated for Town Clerk - Salaries & Wages.
Voted: That the sum of $250.00 be raised and ap- propriated for Insect Pest Control - Salaries & Wages.
Voted: That the sum of $2,050.00 be raised and ap- propriated for Removing Trees and Planting Same - Sal- aries & Wages.
Voted: That the sum of $2,100.00 be raised and ap-
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propriated for Removing Brush - Salaries & Wages Ac- count.
Voted: That the sum of $9,858.52 be raised and ap- propriated for Health - Salaries & Wages Account.
Voted: That the sum of $1,460.00 be raised and ap- propriated for Fino Field - Salaries & Wages Account.
It was now moved and seconded to reconsider Gen- eral Expenses - School Dept.
This required unanimous consent on voice vote.
The question now came on the motion that the sum of $110,145.44 be raised and appropriated for School - General Expenses.
An amendment was offered to change figure to $100,985.44 for School - General Expenses.
It was then moved for the previous question.
Standing Vote taken and 137 having voted in the affirmative and 5 in the negative the motion was carried.
Question now came on the amendment and this was lost by voice vote. Question now on the motion and it was
Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $110,145.44 for the School - General Expenses Account.
Article 3. Voted: That the Town vote to authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time, in anticipation of the rev- enue of the financial year beginning January 1st, 1957, and to issue a note or notes therefore, payable within one year, and to renew such note or notes, as may be given for
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a period of less than one year, in accordance with Sec. 17, Chap. 44, of the G. L.
Voice vote unanimous.
Article 4. That the Town vote to authorize the Se- lectmen to take charge of all legal proceedings for or against the Town.
Article 5. Voted: That the Town vote to appoint Mrs. Lillian Luby as Director of County Aid to Agriculture in accordance with the Provisions of Chapter 128 of the G. L.
Article 6. Voted: That the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell any or all real estate owned by the Town by reason of the foreclosure of tax titles thereon and to execute, acknowledge and deliver a proper deed or deeds therefore, authority therefore, to terminate March 1st, 1957.
Article 7. Voted: That the Town vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elected officers of the Town as provided by Section 108 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws as amended and such salary and compensation be made effective from January 1st, 1956:
Moderator 150.00
Board of Selectmen
Chairman 550.00 plus 55.00 salary bonus 605.00
Second Mem. 550.00 plus 55.00 salary bonus 605.00
Third Mem. 550.00 plus 55.00 salary bonus 605.00
Town Clerk
1,150.00
plus fees
Town Treasurer
4,050.00
Tax Collector
5,100.00
Board of Assessors
Clerk
3,800.00
Chairman 1440.00 plus 144.00 salary bonus 1,584.00
Third M. 1440.00 plus 144.00 salary bonus 1,584.00
Tree Warden $1.75 per working hour
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Board of Health
Chairman 110.00 plus 11.00 salary bonus 121.00
Second Mem.
110.00 plus 11.00 salary bonus
121.00
Third Mem. 110.00 plus 11.00 salary bonus
121.00
Sewer Commissioners
Chairman 275.00 plus 27.50 salary bonus 302.50
Second Mem.
220.00 plus 22.00 salary bonus
242.00
Third Mem. 220.00 plus 22.00 salary bonus 242.00
Highway Surveyor
5,400.00
Board of Public Welfare
Chairman 302.50 plus 30.25 salary bonus 332.75
Second Mem. 181.50 plus 18.15 salary bonus
199.65
Third Mem. 181.50 plus 18.15 salary bonus 199.65
Secretary-Vernon Grove Cemetery
600.00
Article 8. Voted: That the Town vote to authorize the Sewer Commissioners to appoint a member of the Sewer Commissioners to the position of part-time Super- intendent of Sewers and that the compensation of said appointee be Thirteen hundred twenty ($1320.00) dollars, retroactive to January 1st, 1956, in compliance with Chap- ter 41, Section 4A of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.)
Article 9. Voted: That the Town vote to appro- priate the dog tax of Seventeen hundred seven dollars and ninety-seven ($1707.97) cents to the Salaries and Wages Account for the Town Library.
Article 10. Voted: That the Town vote to accept as a gift the sum of One thousand ($1000.00) dollars which has been donated to the Town of Milford by Madame Draper Boncompagni, which funds are now in the Town Treasury, said sum of money to be used for the purpose of caring and maintaining the General Draper Park. Said sum of money to be used and expended by and under the supervision of the Park Commissioners.
Article 11. Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One thousand ($1,000.00)
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dollars for electrically lighting certain main streets during the Christmas Holidays, to be expended under the super- vision of a committee consisting of three (3) to be ap- pointed by the Moderator.
Article 12. Voted: That the Town vote to au- thorize the Selectmen to name the square formed by the intersection of Walker and Lavoie Ave. as the Joseph L. Gubana, Jr. Square.
Article 13. Voted: To pass over the article.
Article 14. Voted: That the Town vote to transfer from the Parking Meter Collection Account to the Police Department Maintenance and Operating Account, the sum of $15,039.44 for the purpose of paying salaries.
Article 15. Voted: That the Town vote to trans- fer from the Parking Meter Collection Account, to the Police Department Parking Meter Maintenance Account, the sum of $1500.00.
Article 16. Voted: To pass over the article.
Article 17. I move that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,856.00 for the purpose of car- rying out the Provisions of Chapter 32B of the General Laws.
It was moved and seconded to adjourn to April 2nd, 1956. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 P. M.
A true record.
Attest:
CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.
A true copy of the record.
Attest:
CATHERINE L. COYNE,
Town Clerk.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, APRIL 2nd, 1956
The meeting was called to order by Moderator Cur- ran at 8 P. M. The Monitors checked the lists and 148 persons being present the business meeting was opened.
The question now came on the motion that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,856.00 for the purpose of carrying out the Provisions of Chapter 32B of the General Laws.
Arthur L. Delfanti stood as one for a secret ballot. John J. Barlow stood as one for a secret ballot.
Henry R. Acquafresca stood as one for a secret ballot. Philip Roy stood as one for a secret ballot.
Frederick Besozzi stood as one for a secret ballot.
Carl J. Barberi stood as one for a secret ballot.
It was moved to have debate shut off. Moved and seconded to have previous question.
Standing vote taken and it was unanimous.
Monitors and assistants previously appointed by Mod- erator checked lists on secret ballot. The counters made the return to the Moderator. 89 voted in the affirmative and 83 in the negative and the motion was carried.
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